SPIELBERG, Austria -- Sergio Perez says his suspension failure during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix was "strange" but is not convinced it is all down to the Red Bull Ring's kerbs.
Perez was one of three drivers who suffered a suspension failure on Saturday -- all of which happened while drivers were riding the kerbs at different parts of the circuit. Photos show that Perez's right rear suspension failed during the right-hand Turn 1, which he says makes the incident even more unusual.
"That's why it's so strange, there are a lot of strange pictures [of the incident]," he said. "We cannot blame everything on the kerb and that's why we are still analysing and trying to get on top of that. There are occasions when we will never get the final answer, but hopefully we will see what has caused the issue.
"I've been on that kerb and many drivers have been on that kerb. I have been out there three or four times this weekend and it's pretty normal that you ride that kerb to use a bit more of the road. We are still investigating if that was 100 percent the cause, but we don't know at the moment.
"You see in qualifying and during the weekend that many drivers ride that kerb quite often and it's not like the yellow sausage kerbs that you touch and break the suspension, this one was very odd."
Perez doubts any of the drivers will change their approach on Sunday as a result of Saturday's failures.
"Tomorrow you will see drivers touching that kerb for half of the race. I will keep away, as I have been all weekend, from the yellow sausage kerbs because they break the suspension. Other than that there is not much I could have done today to do anything different."